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Cyclist crash on Cotter Road

The ACT Ambulance Service is responding to a crash involving two cyclists on Cotter Rd. Update to come.

Smoke may cover the city tomorrow

Smoke is expected to cover the city tomorrow as a result of two hazard reduction burns. Weather permitting, the ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS)...

Update - Crash on the Monaro Highway

A 35 year old man has now been extricated from the wreckage. Firefighters were forced to remove the roof and two doors of the car and roll back the dashboard to free...

Crash on the Monaro Highway

Firefighters are working this morning to free a man from the wreckage of a single car accident at Hume. The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue were alerted...

Motorcyclist in a critical condition

A man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition this morning after a motorcycle accident in Manuka. The ACT Ambulance Service was alerted to the incident on...

Update - Woman trapped in MACQUARIE crash

Firefighters had to remove the roof of the car to free the sole occupant. Intensive care paramedics have stabilised a 34 year old woman on scene with chest and leg...

Woman trapped in MACQUARIE crash

The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are at the scene of an accident in MACQUARIE. Firefighters are working to cut a woman free from the wreckage in...

Kitchen fire at Weston Creek cafe

A Weston Creek cafe has suffered considerable damage after a fire began in its kitchen. Firefighters worked quickly to contain the fire, stopping the spread to nearby...

Controlled burn today at Wanniassa Hills

The ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate will today, Tuesday 11 March, 2014, weather permitting, conduct a controlled burn at Wanniassa Hills. The size of...

Update two - House fire at Nguannawal

Damage is extensive throughout the single-storey town house. Investigations into the cause are continuing, and ACT Fire & Rescue will soon hand the scene over to the...